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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008

Fla. senators push for more U.S. oil drilling

* ALACHUA COUNTY SEN.
ONE OF THOSE ON BOARD.

By CHRISTOPHER MYERS
Alligator Writer

Some Florida senators, includ-
ing Alachua County's Sen. Steve
Oelrich, are looking to introduce a
memorial, which is basically a reso-

lution, suggesting the federal gov-
eminent allow oil drilling in places
that are currently off-limits.
This would include Alaska and
offshore locations near Florida. The
resolution is part of an attempt to
reduce dependence on foreign oil,
said Oelrich, R-District 14.
Oelrich said the resolution would
be nonbinding and is intended to
send a message to the U.S. Senate.

"Coming from the third largest
state in the Union, I think it would
have an impact, and I'm hopeful
that other states will follow suit,"
Oelrich said.
In addition to drilling for oil, the
resolution will also suggest opening
more nuclear power plants and uti-
lizing more natural gas nationwide.
Oelrich said countries the
U.S. is receiving oil from, such as

Venezuela, are
Snot friendly to-
ward the U.S., so
America should
try to reduce its
dependence on
them.
"We'll try to
Oelrich be as environ-
mentally sensi-
tive as we can," Oelrich said, "but

we still need those reserves and
need not to let them lay idle when
we're dealing with countries that
can literally name their price."
He said this is nothing new, and
China has already started drilling off
the shore of Cuba.
Oelrich also said he would want
the offshore rigs 25 miles or more off
SEE DRILLING, PAGE 13

ON CAMPUS

UF restricts scooters

from auto-free zone

By KATIE SANDERS
Alligator Staff Writer
ksanders@alligator.org

The days of students driving their
scooters "door-to-door" on campus are
coming to a dose.
When students return for classes this
fall, they will discover that the auto-free
zone of campus, which is marked off by
gates during the day to minimize traf-
fic, will be off-limits to motorcycles and
scooters as well as personal vehicles.
Ron Fuller, assistant director of UF's
Transportation and Parking Services,
said the decision to block scooters from
the busiest part of campus was mostly
to protect pedestrian traffic.
Despite increased decal rates and
the push outside of the auto-free zone,
Fuller said scooters are still the best set
of motor-powered wheels a student
could drive on campus.
"It's not going to be all this door-to-
door stuff that they've had in the past,"
Fuller said.

There are nearly 170 spaces in the
four scooter parking lots within the
zone, including areas on the Peabody
service drive, the south end zone of Ben
Hill Griffin Stadium, outside Dauer
Hall and outside the infirmary.
"We're talking about 1,000
feet, 300 feet here, two
blocks here."
Ron Fuller
assistant director of UF's Transporta-
tion and Parking Services

However, about 270 spots will be
available outside of the zone, he said,
which will actually create about 100
more parking spots for motorcycles
and scooters.
More spots will be added outside
Weil Hall, which is across from Gator
Comer Dining Center, and in the
Museum Road garage across from the
SEE SCOOTERS, PAGE 13

UF student found dead in apartment complex pool

Police unsure how swimming accident happened

UF student Han Yang was the kind of "All of us ar
person who would invite friends to his will miss hin
house, cook them a big dinner and talk to Yang, a 26
them for hours. student, was
"He was there for everyone," said Weitao complex's p(
Li, a friend of Yang's and president of the Yu Chen,
Friendship Association of Chinese Students was not unu,
and Scholars, of which Yang was a member, the evening.

re feeling deep sorrow, and we
n a lot."
i-year-old engineering graduate
found dead in his apartment
)ol on Thursday morning.
Yang's roommate, told police it
usual for Yang to go for a swim in

The college student was wearing swim
trunks when he was discov-
Local ered by a resident at his Sun
News Island apartment complex at
999 SW 16th Ave.
Officer Summer Hallett, spokeswoman
for the Gainesville Police, said police do not
suspect foul play, and the autopsy showed

no signs of trauma.
Test results for alcohol, drugs or any
illnesses have not come back yet, Hallett
added.
The Friendship Association of Chinese
Students and Scholars will hold a memorial
service for Yang in the Reitz Union in the
next two weeks once his parents are able to
travel to the U.S.
ZAHARA ZAHAV

Former UF for-
ward Joakim Noah
was back in action
Monday at the NBA
Summer League in
Orlando. Noah has
been a mentor to
No. 1 overall pick
Derrick Rose since
arriving in Chicago.
See Story, Page 21.

Not Down With Dog Chains
Animal activists James Surrett, Jonnie Surrett and Bernie Campbell sit chained to a tree
Saturday morning during the Dogs Deserve Better Sixth Annual Chain Off, an event held
in cities across the country. See page 9 for an article about the Chain Off.

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In years past, Cathy Sellers and her husband,
both UF adjunct professors, made the two-hour
commute from their Tallahassee home in sepa-
rate cars.
Because Sellers estimates that fueling up her
car will cost about $600 more than last year, she
and her husband will share a car on their com-.
mute to Gainesville this fall.
The average cost of a regular gallon of gas
nationally is $1.14 more than it was a year ago.
Despite the pain at the pump, UF adjunct facul-
ty members, or part-time, non-tenured faculty,
are continuing to make the trek to teach.
For Gardner Davis, who has been an adjunct
law professor for eight years, the effects have
been minimal.
"Gas prices are psychologically an issue,
but it will never affect my decision to teach,"
said Davis, who usually commutes to UF from
Jacksonville twice a week.
Davis, who donates his teaching salary back
into the Levin College of Law, said he might
consider trading in his Ford Explorer for a car
with better gas mileage, but those who can
teach as adjunct faculty members usually have
a professional salary that can handle the rising
gas prices.
UF spokesman Steve Orlando said adjunct
faculty can add a different dimension of real-
world experience to the curriculum.
Todd Jones, who commutes from Tampa to
teach at the Warrington College of Business,
said the opportunity to learn from a profes-
sional is valuable to students and therefore

worth the drive.
"I know they're getting benefits because
many of them have gotten jobs because of the
work in my class," Jones said.
He said the business college has made it
easier for him to be an adjunct faculty member,
by scheduling his classes on one day, a move
that weakens the impact on his professional life
and wallet.
James Jenkins, an adjunct professor in the
College of Fine Arts who commutes once a
week from Jacksonville, said gas prices have
made him consider taking his motorcycle. But
"You do it because you love it, and as
long as you can afford to love it that
much, people will continue to do it."
Cathy Sellers
UF adjunct professor

even that option is problematic.
Jenkins would have to buy a tuba and a eu-
phonium, instruments too large for the back of a
motorcycle, to keep at UF. He said he has had of-
fers from the University of North Florida, which
wouldn't require a three-hour roundtrip, but he
feels committed to UF.
"At this point, I've turned down other offers,
but at some point, the economic impact will be
a factor," he said.
Jenkins said his UF salary is not a significant
portion of his income, but he wouldn't be teach-
ing without it.
Cathy Sellers said for her, it has never been
about money, and she plans to continue teach-
ing.
"You do it because you love it, and as long as
you can afford to love it that much, people will
continue to do it," Sellers said.

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4, ALLIGATOR TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008

Students critique comic

By KRISTEN HUFF
Alligator Writer
Some students are asking why this
year's Gator Growl comedian' doesn't
garner the same recognition as past per-
formers.
Jon Reep, the self-proclaimed hillbilly
who won the fifth season of NBC's "Last
Comic Standing," is known to some stu-
dents for his stint in a Dodge campaign
where he posed the question, "That thing
got a Hemi?" To many students, however,
his name is unfamiliar.
"I have not heard of Jon Reep, so
I'm not really excited," said Christina
Acevedo, UF sociology senior. "I have no
intention of going to Gator Growl."
Michael Jordan, Gator Growl pro-
ducer, said the staff purposely tried to
find up-and-coming comedians for the
Oct. 24 event. Jordan said while Reep
doesn't have a name as recognizable
as Dane Cook or Dave Chappelle, past

Growl comedians, those performers were
just starting out when they came to the
Swamp too.
Jordan also said the Growl staff strives
to find cheaper comedians to keep ticket
prices down. Reep will be paid $25,000.
"I have no intention of going to
Gator Growl."
Christina Acevedo
UF sociology senior

Rock Charles, UF sociology junior,
said he isn't sure what to expect of Reep's
comedic style, but he is "definitely willing
to give him a try."
Jordan, who has seen Reep live, en-
couraged students to hold off on making
judgments.
"People may not know his name
yet, but after he comes to Gator Growl,
they will," he said. "They will know Jon
Reep."

Man charged for choking

* POLICE SAY HE TRIED TO KILL
HIS WIFE OF 12 YEARS.

By ZAHARA ZAHAV
Alligator Writer
A Gainesville man was arrested after
police said he choked his wife of 12 years
with a phone cord and busted a hole in
the wall with her head.
Cecil Lamar Jackson, 42, was arrested
for attempted murder Sunday at his
wife's home on Southeast 14th Avenue.
He was arrested for domestic battery
in June and was ordered to stay away
from his wife, according to the arrest
report.
.His wife told police she had been ex-
ercising in her living room around 6 p.m.
when her husband snuck into the house
through the back door with a key his son
gave him.
She told police her husband grabbed
her by the neck. and tried to choke her,
but she broke away from his hold and
ran to the bedroom.
Her husband followed her, clutched
her head and slammed it into the wall,

leaving a skull-sized hole in the wall, ac-
cording to the report.
She said she tried to call 911 from a
phone next to the bed, but her husband
pulled the phone out of its jack.
He then wound the phone cord
around her neck to stop her breathing
and repeatedly said "gonna kill you,"
the report stated.
She told police she
begged him to stop,
and he relaxed his grip
enough for her to say
she would go to coun-
selling with him if he
would stop.
She was able to leave
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car to drive away and
call police.
Jackson was found hiding in the
house's attic when police arrived.
He said he knew he had violated his
restraining order, but he denied attack-
ing his wife, according to the police
report.
He told police they had only talked
about counseling and that he had
punched the hole in the wall with his
hand.

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By MAGGIE LAWRENCE
Alligator Contributing Writer
With gas prices reaching re-
cord heights, Gainesville law
enforcement agencies are reacting
to skyrocketing expenditures with
moderation and responsible cost
cutting.
Though police departments
around the country are respond-
ing to rising gas prices by decreas-
ing patrol time or cutting cruiser
take-home programs, according
to a June USA Today article, local
agencies refuse to make changes
that will jeopardize the effective-
ness of their law enforcement and

assurance of community safety.
"Citizens expect us to respond
no matter what the financial re-
percussions are," said Lt. Stephen
Maynard, spokesman for the
Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
Those financial repercussions
amount to a $30,000 spike from
January to May in ASO gas expen-
ditures, an increase from $75,000
to $105,000, according to Jennifer
Hagstrom, chief of the ASO
Technology Support Bureau.
The Gainesville Police
Department anticipates spend-
ing $1 million on gas this year
- twice the amount initially bud-
geted, said Lt. Keith Kameg of the
GPD Fiscal Unit.
To offset increased costs, both
the police department and the
sheriff's office are reallocating
funds into the gas budget so the

agencies carn avoid requesting
additional funds from the city or
county.
The police department has reg-
ulated spending by cutting travel
training funds, saving on salaries
by not offering several planned
job openings and freezing nondis-
cretionary spending,
Local Kameg said.
N ews Police and sher-
News iff's office officials
said their depart-
ments are encouraging officers
to conserve gas by shutting off
engines instead of idling when
cruisers are not in use.
Kameg said the police depart-
ment plans to meet with other
city agencies to discuss bulk oil
purchasing while the department
has begun auditing fuel usage
and buying patrol cars with better

mileage.
Both agencies intend to con-
tinue to uphold the Indianapolis
Plan, which allows off-duty of-
ficers to take patrol cars home and
boosts police presence in their
communities.
Kameg said although the
program has been criticized, it
tends to prolong the life of cruis-
ers because officers take a greater
responsibility for them.
The sheriff's office modified
the Indianapolis Plan to only
authorize officers to make stops
en route to work or home instead
of whenever and wherever they
want.
Alongside recent changes
by local law enforcement, the
University Police Department is
also conserving.
UPD spokesman Robert

Wagner said their efforts to save
fuel did not stem from rising gas
prices but have been developing
for the last couple years in re-
sponse to campus sustainability
goals.
Officers have been expected to
walk part of their beats for the last
18 years, Wagner said.
University Police have recently
made slight increases in foot, bi-
cycle and motorcycle patrols, he
said.
Motorcycles allow for easier
traffic stops than bicycles and are
seen as more approachable by the
public than cars.
Wagner said the department
has purchased hybrid cars when
possible for the past few years.
"We've been on the cutting
edge for many, many years," he
said.

fly in the face of change
A s the economy worsens and the war in Iraq drags on, it's
no wonder that almost 80 percent of Americans believe
we're heading down the "wrong track."
After eight years of George W. Bush's ruinous policies, the
American people are aching for change. The change we seek
isn't a cosmetic change but a fundamental one. We want our
government to start working for us. Most of'all, we want our
leaders to be honest with us, to give us the "straight talk" that so
many politicians pontificate about but always fail to deliver.
Enter Sen. Barack Obama. The junior senator from Illinois
swept us off our feet with his electrifying oratory and soaring
vision for the country. Back in January, we enthusiastically
endorsed Obama because we believed he was the candidate of
change. We believed he was a different kind of politician, one
who would forsake politics-as-usual and instead value authen-
ticity over focus groups and polls. We believed he could bridge
the political schism and cure the color-coded polarization di-
viding the nation into red and blue states. Most importantly,
we took him at his word when he said he would redeploy our
troops from Iraq as quickly and safely as possible, thus ending
the most egregious foreign policy misadventure in American
history since Vietnam.
Since clinching his party's nomination for president, howev-
er, Obama has started to clarify, qualify and triangulate to such a
degree that we can hardly recognize him from the inspirational
"change" candidate he represented a few short months ago.
It's common knowledge that presidential politics consist of
running to the polar extremes in the primaries to appease the
base.and then running to the center to earn the support of mod-
erates and independents in the general election.
As such, it's understandable, given his historic fundrais-
ing advantage, that Obama would renege on his pledge to
accept public financing. Given his lead in the polls, it was
understandable for Obama to shy away from engaging his op-
ponent in a series of town hall meetings, though he previously
said he would be open to doing so. And given, their electoral
importance, it was understandable that Obama would pander
to Christian evangelicals by proposing to continue the Bush
administration's constitutionally questionable faith-based ini-
tiatives program.
In the past couple of weeks, however, Obama has transi-
tioned from moderating his positions to downright flip-flop-
ping. Although Obama had previously vowed to filibuster
any legislation that would grant immunity from prosecution
to telecommunications companies who enabled the Bush ad-
ministration to break the law and conduct domestic spying
operations without a warrant, Obama has since changed his
tune. He now supports a so-called "compromise" measure that
effectively amounts to another congressional capitulation to the
White House. As disconcerting and disappointing as Obama's
rhetorical gymnastics on warrantless wiretapping is, it isn't the
most troubling of his recent waffling.
Last week, Obama left open the possibility that he would
"refine" his position on the redeployment of troops from Iraq,
depending on the conditions he encounters on the ground and
the advice of military commanders he talks to on his upcoming
trip to the war-torn country. To be fair, Obama has not officially
announced any change in his plans to withdraw troops from
Iraq, but the simple fact that he is allowing himself the wiggle
room to do so is depressing, to say the least.
Perhaps Obama isn't the great change agent we thought
he was. Perhaps no one can change the system. Or maybe we
expected too much from someone who is, after all, just another
politician. Instead of riding a wave of change to the ballot box,
we are faced with the age-old "lesser of two evils" paradigm:
Perpetual ivar and inequitable economic policies on the one
hand, and spineless triangulation on the other.

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Bill seeks to revive public service

s the state of Florida and America move past the
presidential election in November, beyond an ail-
ing economy on the brink of a recession and head-
long into the future, the country lies on the cusp of a crisis
garnering little attention.
According to the Partnership for Public Service, more
than 90 percent of America's leadership in the public
sector becomes eligible to retire within the next decade.
Eight in 10 police departments nationwide cannot fill their
ranks, and the State Department has a critical and poten-
tially catastrophic shortage of linguists and translators in
languages such as Pashto and Arabic.
All of this adds up to a decidedly unfavorable calculus
for the future of America's public service sector. So the
question becomes: What should America do to safeguard
against a dangerous shortage of qualified public servants
to keep our government providing all necessary services?
Currently pending before the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives are twin bills that promise to help allevi-
ate the problem. While not a panacea for our public service
crisis, the U.S. Public Service Academy Act promises to
help funnel more qualified young people into the public.
service sector.
Originally introduced into the Senate by Sens. Hillary
Clinton and Arlen Specter and into the House by Reps.
James Moran and Christopher Shays, the act would cre-
ate a U.S. Public Service Academy in the mold of the U.S.
Military Academies.
Each year approximately 1,300 students would enter
the academy based on nominations by their local con-
gressional representative. Serving a total of 5,100 young
Americans, the academy would offer a fully subsidized
education to students in return for a requirement that
graduates serve at least five years in some sector of public
service.
There are several arguments for why building the acad-
emy and building it now are of utmost importance.

Kyle Robisch Time Magazine recently pub-
Speaking Out lished an editorial declaring that
now is the time to move public ser-
vice forward and highlighting the
establishment of the academy as one of the ways the next
president could elicit a return to civil service. Time noted
that volunteerism (not to be confused with public service)
is at an all-time high, and the time is ripe to transform
this strong volunteer ethic into an everlasting American
trademark. Combined with the coming deficit in public
servants, this makes a compelling argument for the estab-
lishment of the academy.
Despite the persuasive case for creating the academy,
many believe there is a better alternative: instituting this
program at universities across the nation.
This alternative would be prone to politicization, how-
ever, as states would jockey to secure federal funding for
the programs, ensuring that students in some states re-
ceive more opportunities than others. In addition, forcing
a mandate onto the states ignores the symbolic importance
of the academy in forwarding the message that America
wants its young people to be able to serve their country.
Taking the lead, three members of Florida's congressio-
nal delegation, Reps. Corrine Brown, Ron Klein and Alcee
Hastings-have cosponsored the bill. Mark Rosenberg, chan-
cellor of the State University System of Florida, Thomas
Wetherell, president of Florida State University, and the
Florida Student Association have all joined suit. It is now
time for UF, President Bernie Machen and Gainesville
Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan to join the movement.
Kyle Robisch is an economics and public leadership sopho-
more at UF. He lives in Overland Park, Kan., where serves as
the chairman of the Kansas Youth Advisory Council to the U.S.
Public Service Academy and is Kansas' representative on the
National Youth Advisory Council to the U.S. Public Service
Academy.

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Letters to the Editor
Columnist should review Argentina's past
Brandon Sack is right that the U.S. could
learn much from Argentina. But rather than
use only his two-week trip as perspective, I
suggest we look at significant events over
the last 100 years and the administrations of
both Mrs. Kirchner and her husband.
Simply put, Argentina has gone from
South American breadbasket to world-class
basket case. In the 1920s, Argentina was the
seventh largest economy in the world and
had a constitution that held limited govern-
ment and private property as the highest ide-
als of the land. As Argentina and the world
began to slip into a depression, the country
started down the path of entitlements, class
warfare, hostility toward producers, protec-
tionism and subsidized central planning.
These government policies came to a
head in 2001-2002, and Argentina went into
catastrophic economic collapse. Nationwide
riots, looting, strikes and demonstrations
erupted in late December 2001, leading

President Fernando de la Ruia to resign.
There was a strong public rejection of the
entire political class, characterized by the
pithy slogan "Que se vayan todos" ("Away
with them all").
Following' his election in 2003, Mrs.
Kirchner's husband used "emergency
powers," delegated to him by the Peronist-
controlled Congress, to rule by decree for
five years. There was no intervention that
Mr. Kirchner considered out of bounds.
Argentina was, after all, in "a crisis." He
imposed price controls, raised export taxes,
increased populist subsidies, abrogated con-
tracts, stiffed creditors, ended central bank
independence and even manipulated infla-
tion statistics. The private sector and profits
were demonized, and members of the press
were imprisoned.
Not surprisingly, five years later, the
wheels are coming off again. More than a
few analysts are worried that should the
economy continue to slow, Argentina will go

through complete economic coll
second time in less than a decad
Americans reading the lam
Argentinian central-planning p
include things like increased e
raised taxes and protectionism v
it sounds a lot like the political
will decide on when voting in
From nationalized health care
ment-owned refineries to punit:
the rich, Argentina has been their
There are good reasons to find
balance disturbing.

Social activism won't solve al
In response to Brandon Sack
umn entitled "U.S. could learn
Argentina," I have just a couple
What happens when social ac
wrong? If you want to see activist
in a Western nation, just look at

apse for the They seem to have strikes there for fun,
e. and that's why their taxes are so high, their
ndry list of pensions are so lucrative, and their work
policies that week is 35 hours.
entitlements, That's where you end up if you give in to
ill note that every disgruntled employee. A good negoti-
Il issues we ation is where both parties end up unhappy.
November. Also, I was curious how you felt about
and govern- smaller groups, such as the wealthy, march-
ive taxes on ing on Washington. Should they block the
e, done that. streets and picket Sen. Barack Obama if
the resem- he raises the income tax on the wealthy,
increases social security taxes and raises
Bill Bryson capital gains taxes to fund his proposed so-
UF Alumnus cial programs?
If you add it up, this is a much larger
II problems tax hike than the 10 percent proposed in
's July 1 col- Argentina. Would you have Obama give in
much from to an army of wealthy people heading to-
of questions: ward him in business suits and scrubs?
tivism goes Paul Anderson
sm go too far UF Alumnus
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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008 E ALLIGATOR, 9

Animal activists chain up for national Chain Off

They want dog owners to let their pets roam untethered

By JESSIE COLEMAN
Alligator Contributing Writer

Bernie Campbell does not go
looking for mistreated dogs but
she is not about to look the other
way.
Campbell didn't intend to buy a
small white mutt resembling a Jack
Russell terrier at the Chiefland, Fla.,
flea market four years ago.
But she couldn't walk away
from the trembling creature pressed
against the back of the miniature
metal prison.
Instead, she paid the owner $50
and bailed her new pet out of flea
market confinement.
On Saturday, Pearl, the
once frightened mutt, roamed
freely around Northside Park in
Gainesville, sniffing the ground,
chewing on sticks and dragging a
dangling leash behind her.
Park rules say dogs need to be
on a leash, said Campbell, who sits
Indian-style on a silver mat on the
ground.
They don't say anything about
owners being on the other end, she
laughs, jingling the silver-link chain
attached to a black collar around
her neck.
Although Pearl wanders unhin-
dered, Campbell sits tethered to a
tree. For eight hours on Saturday,
Campbell, 49, and two friends
chained themselves to trees to

raise awareness against tethering
animals. This is Campbell's second
year participating in the Chaif Off,
sponsored by Dogs Deserve Better,
an organization working to im-
prove treatment of dogs.
From June 27 to July 7, animal
advocates staged chain offs for
the sixth year nationwide, using
Independence Day as a platform
for change.
"We're celebrating our inde-
pendence, now we're fighting for
theirs," Campbell said.
Chained dogs are often neglect-
ed of basic needs and socialization
and are more likely to become dan-
gerous, Campbell said.
Since last year's Chain Off,
Alachua County passed an ordi-
nance that limits the time a dog can
be tethered to three hours a day.
Although Campbell was happy
about the ruling, she said enforcing
the law is nearly impossible.
People need to take matters into
their own hands and take their
pets indoors for real change to take
place, she said.
"It's all about getting dogs off
the chain and into the family,"
said Campbell, who wore a yellow
Chain Off T-shirt, faded from use.
Campbell and friends set up a
small table with pamphlets about
their cause, chatted with a few
passersby playing disc golf and
waved at the occasional honk of a

passing vehicle.
Although the attendees at the
event were few, the animal advo-
cates did not take their commit-
ment lightly. Trying to emulate
circumstances of tethered dogs,
they would only eat if someone
brought food to them. The food
never came.
"They do their job, and
they're part of the pack.
We're all just one big
family."
Bernie Campbell
Chain Off participant

For these avid animal lovers,
who constantly put the needs of
animals first, forgoing a meal is a
small gesture.
Campbell considers herself the
pack leader of her nine dogs. Aside
from Pearl, there's Pharaoh, Febe,
a pit bull named Ziggy, Destiny,
Bootie (often called Boo Boo),
Melly, Pickett and Harley just
like the bike.
All are mutts Campbell has
rescued, and they have free reign
of her fenced front and back yard
and can scratch at the door to get
inside.
"They do their job, and they're
part of the pack. We're all just one

big family," she said.
Campbell, a Navy veteran who
works as a secretary, dreams of res-
cuing dogs full-time.
She wants .to work for the
American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals and watches
their reality show, Animal Precinct,
on Animal Planet. The images are
hard to see, but in her mind, it's
training for the future.
As Campbell talks, Jonnie and
James Surrett sit in chains a few
feet away on small white stools and
nod along.
James Surrett, 65 and retired
from the Army, forgets about his
leash at one point as he tries to
reach a sign about 7 feet away.
He's stopped about 2 feet short,
the chain around his neck suddenly
taut. They all laugh.
The three met at the American
Legion in Alachua County where
Campbell volunteers as a bar-
. tender.
"We're all cut from the same
cloth," Campbell said.
The Surretts were supposed
to move to Tennessee before the
Chain Off, but they postponed the
move instead.
They have three Shih Tzus,
Charity, Pepper and Alesis, and all
are allowed indoors.
"If you don't want an animal,
don't get an animal," said Jonnie
Surrett, 61. "If you want a lawn

ornament, go get one."
For the Surretts, standing up for
animals is a way of life.
They became vegetarians about
six months ago.
"We can't even think of consum-
ing an animal," Jonnie Surrett said.
Along' with their diet, the
Surretts have been known to stage
their own animal rescues.
When they lived in a camper
near the Waldo flea market, they
often caught stray cats, as many as
12 cages at a time, and took them to
be spayed and given shots.
Other rescues are more like
secret-ops. Once at their home in
Tennessee, Jonnie Surrett dressed
in black, snuck over to a neighbor's
yard at night and dug a tunnel in
the dirt to get to a small kitten that
was drenched after being left out in
a chicken wire cage in the rain. She
was covered in mud and cat feces
by the end of her mission, but all
she cared about was getting the cat
to safety.
"You're called a radical. You're
called left wingers -" she said.
"Animal psycho," Campbell
interjects.
"I don't care," Jonnie Surrett
said.
For Campbell, a quote that she
includes in all of her e-mails keeps
everything in perspective: "Saving
one dog may not change the world,
but it's going to change the world
for that one dog."
Clich6 maybe.
Pearl may think otherwise.

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New dining hall at UF Hillel offers kosher meal plans

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TO OTHER UF MEAL PLANS.

By JOSH FLEET
Alligator Contributing Writer
Students will soon have the option of
keeping kosher when they sign up for
meal plans through UF Gator Dining
Services.
A newly designated UF kosher din-
ing hall, The Olam: Tastes from Around
the World, opened at Hillel as summer B
classes began on June 30.
Many Jewish people choose to keep ko-
sher by following strict dietary guidelines
that prohibit the consumption of certain
foods for religious reasons.
Keith Dvorchik, Hillel's executive di-
rector, estimates that there are between

8,000 and 10,000 Jewish students at UF.
Avie Friederwitzer, the owner of All
Star Caterers, which is managing the new
dining hall, hopes to bring hundreds to
Hillel daily through a partnership with
Gator Dining to offer kosher meal plans to
UF students.
Students will not be able to use declin-
ing balance at The Olam, but they can buy
a meal plap for the upcoming fall and
spring semesters through Gator Dining
or Hillel.
The Gator Dining kosher meal plans
are not available during summer B, but
plans can be purchased through All Star
Caterers.
A block of 10 lunches costs $70, and a
block of 10 dinners costs $90.
More than 140 people came for the $5,
all-you-can-eat lunch on June 26 because
of a marketing blitz aimed at the commu-

nity and UF faculty. But only five people
came to lunch on Monday, the first day of
the dining hall's official opening.
Gator Dining will offer three kosher
options for students beginning in the fall:
the Kosher 5, the Kosher 10 and a "kosher
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The Kosher 5 will cost $720
Student a semester and includes five
Life lunches or dinners a week. The
Kosher 10, which includes 10
meals a week, will cost $1,360 a semester.
This is comparable to a non-kosher UF
meal plan that costs $1,450 a semester for
10 meals a week.
Though the kosher plan seems cheaper,
it doesn't include Flex Bucks, which allow
students to eat at different dining halls
and restaurants on campus. This means
kosher meal plan students can only use
the plan to eat at The Olam.

Students can also add a kosher upgrade
to any UF meal plan for $425 a semester
and receive an additional 40 meals.
Hillel and the Lubavitch-Chabad
Jewish Student & Community Center have
been the only options for observant Jews
in the past.
Friederwitzer said prepackaged kosher
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All Star Caterers has begun promot-
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UF ACADEMICS

New CLAS dean settles into job following first week

By KATIE SANDERS
Alligator Staff Writer
ksanders@alligator.org

For Paul D'Anieri, the new dean of
the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
spending his first week in meetings is
part of the learning process he needs to
put CLAS on the academic map even
if it means the punk rock enthusiast feels
a little self-conscious when listening to his
old Clash records.
After all, he is now "the man" of UF's
largest college and is in a position to make
changes that affect almost every UF stu-
dent.
"Rebellion is a lot more fun than respon-
sibility," D'Anieri said. "But at some point
if you want to change things, you've got to
be part of an institution."
D'Anieri, 43, has been living in his
northwest Gainesville home for about three
weeks. Unpacked boxes abound in both his
home and new office.
He said the move to Florida was rela-
tively popular within his seven-person
family, especially with his wife, Laura,
who works in marketing and hates cold
weather. She was "thrilled" to move from
Bonner Springs, Kan., a town of about 6,000
people near Kansas City, to the greener and
warmer pastures of the Sunshine State, he
said.
His last day as associate dean of human-
ities at the University of Kansas was June 4.

He said it was hard to leave behind a good
environment with his former coworkers,
but he couldn't pass up the chance to lead
CLAS.
D'Anieri, a political science professor,
signed a five-year renewable contract in

April that guarantees him an annual salary
of $225,000. He is the first CLAS dean in 20
years with a background in social sciences.
He said he won't be teaching any politi-
cal science classes this fall, but he hopes to
pick up a class or two next year.

Paul D'Anieri, who assumed his position as the dean of UF's College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences July 1, poses in his office on June 30.

John Leavey, chairman of the CLAS
Faculty Council and English professor,
plans to meet with D'Anieri on Wednesday.
Leavey hasn't seen him since his interview
in March.
"It was clear he was extremely interest-
ing," Leavey said.
D'Anieri said he was not involved in
the budget decisions made by Joe Glover,
former CLAS interim dean and now UF
provost, because he was in Kansas and in
no position to make such calls.
CLAS lost the most faculty of all colleges
as part of its 6 percent budget cut, and the
college's languages were reconfigured into
two departments: modem foreign languag-
es and Spanish language and literature.
Even though he didn't make the call
to merge the languages, D'Anieri said it
should not be assumed moves such as
this would weaken the college and its pro-
-grams.
For example, he said there were five
specific language departments at the
University of Kansas, which actually gave
the college less room to incorporate new
languages into the curriculum and led to
personality conflicts.
While it's too early for him to set specific
goals, he said his ultimate hope is to bring
the college into the realm of top-tier liberal
arts programs in the country.
Doing this, he said, can be accomplished
only by promoting the growth of "the heart
of the university" the faculty.

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Star-spangled

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County celebrates the 4th

Kids, food and fireworks.
Those were the main ingre-
dients this weekend during the
Independence' Day events in
Alachua County.
UF held its 18th annual
Fanfares & Fireworks at Flavet
Field, where hundreds showed
up to watch the fireworks show
held on July 3.

The following day, the City
of Alachua held its own Ninth
Annual July 4th Celebration at
the Hal Brady Recreation Center.
Thousands showed up for the
all-day celebration that ended
with what is advertised as the
"largest small town fireworks
display in America."
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which makes custom stuffed bears, at the City of Alachua July 4th
Celebration Friday evening.

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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008 U ALLIGATOR, 13

New city budget plans address $2 million deficit

* CITY CONSIDERS FOUR-
DAY WORKWEEK.

By CHRISTOPHER MYERS
Alligator Writer

Gainesville is battling budget
cuts in the proposed city budget for
2009 and 2010.
The city is suffering a 2009 defi-
cit of more than $2 million, which
will result in funding cuts across
the board.
The Gainesville Police, Public

Works, Communications and
Marketing, and the Department
of Parks, Recreation and Cultural
Affairs are being hit the hardest, ac-
cording to the first of two proposed
budgets from City Manager Russ
Blackburn.
The second proposed budget
includes revenues'generated from
a fire assessmeni. or fee, for city
property owners, while the first
does not, said Becky Rountree, the
Gainesville administrative services
director.
The main reason for the budget

deficit is the changes in prop-
erty tax laws by the state, including
voter approval of Amendment 1,
which increased exemptions from
the property tax, Rountree said.
The city is considering a num-
ber of ways to make up for these
lost funds, including implement-
ing a four-day workweek for City
Hall, the Thomas Center, the Old
Library Building and the adminis-
trative offices at the Public Works
Compound, according to the bud-
get report.
This would save an estimated

$90,000 in energy costs.
The Regional Transit System
is also looking to increase its fees
in order to make up for rising gas
costs, Rountree said. In addition
to this, some gas tax
State funds will also be
News redirected to cover
the rise in operating
costs. RTS will also
decrease the frequency of certain
bus routes, Rountree said.
The city's annexation of Butler
Plaza from Alachua County to the
city also helps reduce the deficit

by providing the city with a new
source of property taxes, she said.
A new city fire station that is be-
ing built is also included in the bud-
get, although it is not expectedlo be
operational until 2010, she said.
The city will also provide
closed captions to its televised City
Commission meetings starting this
year, Rountree said.
The total proposed budget
for all funds in 2009 and 2010 is
$265,177,516 and $261,370,020 -
spectively, according to the budget
report.

Economic benefits debatable

DRILLING, from page 1

the coast so they cannot be seen from
beaches.
UF economics professor David
Denslow said the extra drilling would
eventually reduce the cost of oil, but not
by much.
"I think you're talking about less
than 10 cents a gallon," Denslow said,
adding that it would depend on the
amount of oil the new drilling stations
would produce in relation to the global
reserves.
He said expanding oil production
in the U.S. would also help reduce the
country's trade deficit and keep the dol-
lar from depreciating to an extent.
Denslow said the biggest factor to be

considered is that it would reduce U.S.
dependence on OPEC, or Organization
of the Petroleum Exporting Countries,
which would increase world stability.
"1I think you're talking about
less than 10 cents a gallon."
David Denslow
UF economics professor

Oelrich said he hopes the resolution
will give senators an opportunity to take
a stand on the issue.
The resolution is intended to get the
dialogue started about changing U.S.
energy policy.
"This is not to discourage people
from developing other alternate forms
of energy, but we need time, and we also
need to get more control," Oelrich said.

Violations could earn $50 fine

SCOOTERS, from page 1

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Drive by Library West and south of Tigert
Hall on Stadium Road, he said.
"We're talking about 1,000 feet, 300 feet
here, two blocks here," he said. "Since we're
adding more than they had, we just don't
see it as that big of a shift."
RTS buses and service vehicles will still
be allowed to enter and exit the restricted
part of campus. Scooter parking along Inner
Road is also unaffected by the change.
Fuller said a recent survey showed that

students on scooters don't just park in one
spot for the day but make multiple trips
throughout campus at their convenience.
"It's used like a bicycle," he said.
There are no plans to designate the spac-
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vehicles, mainly because they are in awk-
ward locations only suitable for scooters,
he said. Students can still use the scooter
spaces after 4:30 p.m., he said.
Fuller said the penalty for driving a
scooter in the zone during restricted hours
could amount to a $50 fine this fall, up from
$35 last year.
"It wouldn't really be worth their while,"
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ORLANDO Derrick Rose walked out of the
locker room, and as he went toward the media room
for his interview all set up for him with a nice, neat
podium- a cluster of reporters followed.
7Then a few minutes later, a somewhat scraggly-
looking Joakim Noah came out with a much smaller
group of media members waiting for him.
Not exactly the same attention he received in
Gainesville. Noah even asked that the media start to
walk with him toward the team bus as he jokingly
said they might leave him.
The former UF big man was back in action
Monday night at the Orlando Pro Summer League,
and this time he's not the wide-eyed rookie, but a
veteran tutoring those like the No. 1 overall pick
,Rose.
"People put these expectations on you that are
like unreal," Noah said. "Especially coming back
f to school from my sophomore year to junior year.
Having to deal with them on a daily basis is some-
times tough."
That certainly rang true Monday night as Noah,
Rose and the whole Bulls team struggled at times
in the 94-70 loss against the Miami Heat. Noah did,
however, have moments of solid play as he had 7
.. .: points, seven rebounds and two blocks in the 40-
minute contest.
-And he's probably just happy to be back on the
court at this point.
"- After being arrested on charges of possession of
.cannabis and an open container of alcohol in late
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-May, and then being stopped with a suspended
Alligator File Photo license and for not wearing a seatbelt the very next
Former UF forward Joakim Noah drives past Prairie View forward day, Noah wasn't making news in a good way.
Johnny Cobb during the Gators' 94-33 win. SEE NOAH, PAGE 22

ORLANDO It was the game ev-
eryone was waiting for.
Well, at least as far as summer
leagues go.
Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley
tipped off their NBA careers on Monday
afternoon in the Orlando Pro Summer
League.
Beasley's Heat ran roughshod over
Rose and the Bulls, picking up the first
win of the summer 94-70.
As for Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in
last month's NBA Draft, it was a game
that he will hope to forget.

"I think that I played horrible.
I hope tomorrow you will see a
better side of me. Tomorrow's a
new day."
Derrick Rose
Chicago Bulls point guard

Rose finished his first game as a pro-
fessional with five turnovers and only
four assists.
"I think that I played horrible," Rose
said. "I hope tomorrow you will see a
better side of me. Tomorrow's a new
day."
Rose did look spectacular at times,

scoring 10 points on the day.
For Beasley, the NBA seemed to come
as easily as college.
The No. 2 pick poured in 28 points
in his debut, the ninth-highest scoring
performance in Orlando summer league
history.
Beasley took 21 shots in 23 minutes
of play, a pace that he said he wasn't
aware of.
"If I knew I had taken 21, I would
have stopped shooting," Beasley said.
Beasley went 9 for 21 from the field
with nine rebounds and scored 19
points in the second half.
It wasn't all smiles for Beasley, how-
SEE ROOKIES, PAGE 23

ORLANDO Nick isn't the only Calathes
brother trying to fight his way onto a team this
summer.
While his younger brother is hoping for a
spot on the Greek Olympic team, older brother
Pat is trying to make a name for himself in the
NBA's Orlando Pro Summer League.
The Casselberry native was glad to be back
home for the first time in more than a month.
"It was great," Calathes said. "I was able to
stop by and see my family for a little bit yes-
terday. It was good to see all of them and have
their support."
Calathes signed to play with the Miami
Heat this summer after going undrafted out
of St. Joseph's.
"My agent has a good relationship with the
Heat, and he thought that it
would be a good fit for me,"
Calathes said.
Despite spending the ma-
Men's jority of the first two seasons
Basketball of his career for the Hawks
on the bench, Calathes was
able to carve out an impres-
sive career for himself in Philadelphia.
The 6-foot-10 swing man finished his senior
season at St. Joseph's averaging 17.5 points per
game and 7.5 rebounds per game.
"I'm going to look back on it with smiles
and frowns," Calathes said. "I had two hard
years, but overall it was a great experience"
Although many mock drafts had Calathes
pinned for selection in June's draft, the former
5-foot-9 high school point guard was not cho-
sen.
"I was disappointed" Calathes said. "But I
knew that there was always a possibility that I
would go undrafted."
Now he will have to try and play his way
into an NBA opportunity.
After the Orlando Pro Summer League
ends, Calathes will fly out to Las Vegas, where
he will play for the Lakers in their week of
summer league competition.
Calathes said he has already noticed the
difference in competition between college and
SEE PAT, PAGE 22

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Today's question: How many points will Joakim Noah average
next season?

Thursday's question: Which athlete with UF ties has the best
chance for a gold medal? (see right for results)

rCall her the ageless wonder.
Former Gator Dara Tonrres, the 41-year-old
who has made waves with her performance in
the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, dosed out the tri-
als in style by setting a new American record
in the 50-meter freestyle. Torres notched her
second 2008 Olympic berth on Sunday with a
first-place time of 24.25.
)Ohe UF legend made history as the first'
female swimmer to qualify for five Olympic
games. Torres qualified for her first Olympic
appearance in 1984 and went on to qualify for
the 1988,1992 and 2000 Olympic games.

But that isn't the only reason Torres has
been such a hot topic of conversation in this
year's trials. She recorded a lifetime best 53.76
in the 100-meter freestyle semifinals and fin-
ished first in the finals of the event with a time
of 53.78.
However, USA Swimming announced
Monday that Torres will drop the 100-meter
free from her program because of concern that
competing in two individual events and pos-
sibly two relays during the eight-day competi-
tion would be too hard on her body.
Torres also reclaimed the American and
meet records in the semifinals of the 50-meter
freestyle with her time of 24.38. Both records

previously belonged to her but were broken in
the preliminaries and again in the first heat of
the semifinals on day seven. She then logged
a first-place finals swim of
24.25 to qualify for Beijing
ME ^Zl and reset the American re-
cord for the eighth time.
STorres will not be the
"- ^ only UF graduate to repre-
sent the U.S. in Beijing. 2008
Graduate Caroline Burckle
Torres qualified for the 200-meter
freestyle after finishing
the finals in fourth with a career-best time of
1:57.93. The NCAA Swimmer of the Year will

also swim as a member of the 4x200-meter
freestyle relay in the Olympics.
Also representing the U.S. will be Gator
great Ryan Lochte, who will compete in three
individual events: the 400-meter individual
medley, the 200-meter IM and the 200-meter
backstroke.
As if that weren't enough representation,
USA Swimming named UF head coach Gregg
Troy as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic
team on Sunday.
"Anytime you have the chance to be a part
of the U.S. Olympic team, it's an honor," Troy
said. "It's also an honor and a tribute to my
staff."

Former Gator should see more playing time

NOAH, from page 21

"I had a lot of things planned for the kids [in New
York, his hometown], and I wasn't able to do that be-
cause of what happened in Gainesville," Noah said.
"I learned from it. I made a mistake. I feel like I put
my guard down for a minute, and I let something
happen that shouldn't have happened. I regret it, but
I feel like I learned from it."
One thing that Noah hasn't stopped doing is be-
ing an Energizer Bunny with a ponytail. Before the-
game even starts, Noah is the only player on his team
jumping up and down. Then he bounces from the
bench during the game to yell out encouragement
for his team.
"He's got a lot of energy," center Aaron Gray said.
"It's huge. Especially in an 82-game season. One of
the hardest things is getting up for every game. He's
got so much extra energy, and that helps out our
team."
After Chicago chose Rose over power forward
Michael Beasley, a starting spot is Noah's to lose.
Noah averaged just 6.6 points and 5.6 rebounds last
year, but he did get almost 9 points and seven boards
in the second half of the season.
dOnce center Ben Wallace. was traded, Noah's
playing time increased, and that looks like it will be
a continued trend.
"He's very active," new Bulls coach Vinny Del
Negro said. "You got to love his activity. I love his

aggressiveness. You have to bring energy, and he
does that."
Noah still has the same intensity that Gainesville
fell in love with, though he has a little more of a 5
o'clock shadow appearance. After struggling to ad-
just in the beginning of his rookie year reportedly
getting into arguments with coaches he seems to
have found his niche. Now it's just a matter of getting
his skills and team up to par.
"I've experienced a lot this year good
and bad."
Joakim Noah
Former UF forward

Many expected Chicago to contend for the Eastern
Conference title last year, but the Bulls got off to a
slow start and ended with a thud. Now there's a new,
younger bunch paving the way.
"I've experienced a lot this year good and bad,"
Noah said. "I'm in a great situation here in Chicago.
It's definitely on the rise. It's a great situation for a lot
of us."
Apparently Noah's teammates think he's in a
good situation, too.
"He's a good guy," Chicago forward and former
LSU star Tyrus Thomas said. "A hard worker, hard
nosed. It's good to play with him because you know
what he's going to bring to the table."

Brothers communicate online

PAT, from page 21

the NBA.
"It's tough, man," Calathes
said. "Everyone is so much big-
ger and stronger. It really comes
down to whether or not you can
fit the role the coach has in mind
for you. It's been a lot harder
than I thought."
Though Calathes has his
hands full trying to turn his
NBA dream into a reality, he
hasn't forgotten about his little
brother.
He said he has talked to
his brother over the computer
nearly every day since he has
been gone, and he is confident
that Nick will earn a spot on the
Olympic roster. He would be
the first UF basketball player to
make the Olympics.
"He's doing well," Calathes

said of his little brother. "He
says that it's a little different and
stuff, but he likes it a lot. I'm re-
ally proud of him."
He said that while earning
a spot on a NBA roster is his
main priority at the moment,
he wouldn't rule out playing
internationally for Greece in the
future.
"Both of us have duel citizen-
ship, so it's definitely a bless-
ing," Calathes said. "It would be
a great experience."
Calathes said that if he is not
able to find a place in the NBA
this season, he will likely head to
Greece to play professionally.
"If this doesn't work out, I'll
probably end up signing with
a Greek team and go play over
there," Calathes said.
"It's nice that I am able to
have a back-up plan."

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ever.
The rookie had his very first shot of the
game blocked by Chicago's Tyrus Thomas.
"I caught a flat, man," Beasley said.
The performance was only good enough
for Beasley to give it a C.
"Could have played better," Beasley said.
"Could have had a couple more assists,
made a couple extra passes. Could have had
a couple more rebounds."
Heat coach Keith Askins was pleased
with what he saw out of the first-round
pick.
"Well, he's a hell of a basketball player,"
Askins said.
"But we already knew that."
Askins said that he was impressed with
how well Beasley played considering it's
been a while since the former Kansas State
forward has played in a real game.
Rose was a little more impressed with
Beasley than Beasley was with himself.
"He's a great player," Rose said. "He's a
force."
Beasley tried to downplay the rivalry be-
tween he and Rose after the game.

"You can put the Jolly Green Giant out
there," Beasley said. "I'm going to still play,
man."
Maybe Beasley didn't think it was that
big of a deal, but his fellow NBA players
did.
"You can put the Jolly Green Giant
out there. I'm going to still play,
man."
Michael Beasley
Miami Heat power forward

Many of the players from the day's first
game between Indiana and Oklahoma City,
which is still without a nickname or logo,
stayed to watch the two top picks. Some
players from New Jersey, who would be in
the next game, showed up early to watch the
game, too.
Not only did Beasley fill up the stat sheet,
he gave the other players on the court a
concert as well. Beasley said that the other
players asked him to stop singing during the
game something that he was not willing
to do for them.
"I didn't want to," Beasley said. "I was
happy, singing a happy song."

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STAFF REPORT
Former Gator thrower Kristin
Heaston punched her ticket to
Beijing in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday
with a toss of 60-2/18.34m. With
that toss, she notched the second
Olympic Games berth of her career.
"I am so excited about making
this team," Heaston said. "I have
be1lfwaiting all season for this
adrenaline to get ready for the

Olympic Trials and to perform well
at the Olympic Trials, and it has not
been there.
"I had a couple of warm-up
throws in between preliminaries
and finals, and something' just
turned on."
Heaston became the seventh
track and field athlete with UF ties
to qualify for the 2008 games.
Former standout Hazel Clark
will represent the U.S. in the wom-

U.S. men's team for the 4x400-me-
ter relay despite not finishing in the
top three of the 400m dash.
It marks Smith's second trip
to Beijing, as he competed in the
IAAF World Junior Championships
in 2006.
Mariam Kevkhishvili will
compete in the shot put event in
Beijing.
Former Gator thrower Liz
Wanless saw her Olympic bid come

up short as she finished fifth in
the event with a toss of 58-11.50/
17.97m.
Sprinters Natalie Knight and
Bernard Williams also saw their
Olympic dreams end. Knight, a
recent UF graduate, finished 21st
in the quarterfinals of the women's
200-meter dash with a time of 23.57
(-1.3), while Williams finished sev-
enth in the finals of the men's 200-
meter dash in a time of 20.63 (+1.7).

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